SOCATA TB 21
5 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a SOCATA TB 21 ask?
Not published
5 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a SOCATA TB 21 fly?
The TB 21’s book range is 1,100 nm, about 8 h 32 min at 129 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a SOCATA TB 21 cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- TB 211,100 nm · 129 kt cruise · low confidence
The SOCATA TB 21 in brief
5 SOCATA TB 21 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1989–2003.
The middle half were built 1989–2000.
How the SOCATA TB 21 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 129 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,100 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 4 passengers.
Buying a SOCATA TB 21
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the SOCATA TB 21
- Manufacturer
- SOCATA
- Category
- Not published
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: TB 21
- Passengers, at most
- 4
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 1,100 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 129 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 25,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The SOCATA TB 21 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 100
- Median age
- 26 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 7
- Most built in the
- 2000s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
SOCATA TB 21 type certificates
- TB 21 FAA A51EU
- approved Mar 5, 1986 · 14 CFR Part 23 effective February 1, 1965, including amendments 23-1 through 23-16. - 14 CFR Part 36 effective December 1, 1969, including amendments 36-1 through 36-11. · MTOW 1,400 kg · 3 passengers · LYCOMING T10-540-AB1AD · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- —
- A flight hour, all in
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- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $0
- Fixed
- $0
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.